iterative
pronunciation
How to pronounce iterative in British English:
UK ['ɪtərətɪv]
How to pronounce iterative in American English:
US ['ɪtəˌreɪtɪv]
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- Adjective:
- marked by tedious repetition
Word Origin
- iterative (adj.)
- "involving repetition," late 15c., from French iteratif (c. 1400), from Late Latin iterativus, from iterat-, past participle stem of iterare (see iteration). As a noun, from 1854. Related: Iteratively.
Example
- 1. This is an iterative process .
- 2. How does iterative development help ?
- 3. There is no universal method that works for all software ; it 's an iterative process .
- 4. Building usability into a web site ( or any product ) is an iterative process .
- 5. Opt cut she also defended the eurozone 's slow and iterative form of policymaking , suggesting that financial markets would have to be patient .